The Parkland Rangers opened the 2022-23 Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League season with a pair of home-ice losses to the defending league champion Winnipeg Wild.

After a strong start by the Rangers, which saw them take an early 1-0 lead, the Wild took control of game one, which resulted in a 10-3 Winnipeg victory, Saturday.

Tavyn Boychuk tallied the first goal of the season for Parkland, 2:08 into the first period. Madden Murray added a pair in the third period to round out the scoring for Parkland.

Ty Genik led the Wild with three goals, while Cole Robertson had a goal and two assists. Also scoring for Winnipeg were Marlen Edwards with two, Brenden Espenell, Gino Controneo, Aaron Krestanowich and Campbell Epp with singles.

Get the full weekend recap in this week's Dauphin Herald!